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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
35
SW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
W
20
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
W
5
SSW
15
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.8
max °C
2
4
2
-4
-1
-4
1
3
0
3
3
0
3
5
2
5
5
4
min °C
0
2
-3
-4
-2
-6
-2
2
-3
0
2
-2
0
4
-1
2
5
1
-7
-4
-10
-11
-10
-12
-9
-4
-8
-5
-3
-2
-4
-1
-4
-2
1
1
3700
4000
3400
3250
3450
2750
3400
4050
3500
3700
4100
3500
3700
4250
3800
3950
4350
4100
Cloud base (m)
4150
4750
3350
3500
3400
4800
4600
8800
5450
5150
4500
4950
4850
4350
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-1-4-2-5-13-223-125145379523-258479471069118
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
3
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
43
Strong winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 320 degs)
(43 kph at 290).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
48 km SE
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
clear
Thunderstorm - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(17 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
lightning 43km WSW of Gunnison
65 km SSW
2640m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 184).
10
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
70 km SE
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.